Chapter 161: Doubting Life

"Is this a spiritual artifact?"

Hearing Ye Yu Hong's question, Ye Qingxuan nodded silently: "Yes!"

Upon receiving Ye Qingxuan's confirmation, Ye Yu Hong's voice instantly rose, incredulous: "Is this truly a spiritual artifact?"

Seeing Ye Yu Hong's reaction, Ye Qingxuan secretly regretted it in his heart.

If he had known, he should have put away the spiritual artifact cushion before the clan head arrived.

But since it had come to this, Ye Qingxuan could only helplessly nod.

He picked up the freshly brewed tea on the table and poured a cup for Ye Yu Hong.

Ye Yu Hong, still in shock, kept stroking the spiritual artifact beast-skin cushion beneath him with both hands.

Having lived this long, this was the first time he had sat on a spiritual artifact-level cushion; it felt like a dream.

The look in his eyes directed at Ye Qingxuan revealed a gaze of frustration at a failure to live up to potential, making Ye Qingxuan feel extremely awkward.

Thinking that a spiritual artifact was beneath his buttocks, Ye Yu Hong felt as though he were squandering a precious treasure, becoming restless and uneasy.

"What a waste of a good thing!"

Ye Yu Hong cursed inwardly and instinctively picked up the tea Ye Qingxuan had poured for him, drinking it down.

This single sip was extraordinary; Ye Yu Hong, whose emotions had been fluctuating intensely, instantly entered a sage-like state, his mind becoming calm and undisturbed.

Various realizations surged into Ye Yu Hong's heart.

Mysteries of spells that were normally impossible to comprehend and break through were one by one unveiled to Ye Yu Hong.

The realm of the spells he cultivated began to advance rapidly in Ye Yu Hong's mental simulations.

Seeing Ye Yu Hong fall into enlightenment, Ye Qingxuan slapped his forehead and thought to himself:

"Oh no!"

The tea Ye Qingxuan brewed was his daily Five-Stage Calming Tea.

Since the Calming Tea evolved to the Five-Stage level, its effect on enhancing the comprehension of lower-stage cultivators increased greatly.

It could allow cultivators at the Nascent Soul realm and below to enter a brief state of Dao comprehension.

The specific effect depended on the cultivator's realm and their usual accumulation.

When Ye Yu Hong came this time, Ye Qingxuan hadn't thought much and brewed the Five-Stage Calming Tea he usually drank.

It wasn't that the Five-Stage Calming Tea posed any harm to Ye Yu Hong.

Rather, Ye Qingxuan found it troublesome and didn't know how to explain the source of the Five-Stage Calming Tea to Ye Yu Hong later.

He couldn't possibly say directly that he grew it himself, could he?

"Never mind! Let's take it as it comes!"

Sighing, Ye Qingxuan began to leisurely drink his tea, not wanting to think about these annoying problems.

After a long while, Ye Yu Hong slowly came to his senses, looked deeply at Ye Qingxuan, and said meaningfully: "Qingxuan! You have quite a few good things here, don't you?"

Seeing this, Ye Qingxuan felt extremely awkward and quickly took a sip of tea to calm his nerves.

Immediately after, Ye Yu Hong, acting shamelessly for his age, smiled wickedly and spoke again:

"I don't care where you got this tea, but when I leave, you must give me a pack, hehehe!"

He didn't want to probe Ye Qingxuan's secrets, but this tea, Ye Yu Hong was determined to drink.

Hearing this, seeing that Ye Yu Hong didn't ask further questions, Ye Qingxuan breathed a sigh of relief and laughed it off: "Haha, easy, easy. I'll give you a big pack when the time comes, Clan Head!"

Seeing Ye Qingxuan agree, Ye Yu Hong nodded contentedly:

"That's good."

Afterwards, Ye Yu Hong instinctively asked:

"By the way, what is the Ye Family's share this time?"

Having spent some time in enlightenment, plus the shock he received here at Ye Qingxuan's place,

Ye Yu Hong didn't want to delay any longer and asked straight to the point.

"One million high-grade spirit stones."

"How much?"

Ye Yu Hong couldn't believe his ears and asked again. Seeing this, Ye Qingxuan helplessly said: "Clan Head, you heard correctly, it is one million high-grade spirit stones!"

The Ye Family's share was signed in a contract; Ye Qingxuan couldn't fake it. He could only give more, not less.

The actual share was roughly over nine hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones, but Ye Qingxuan simply rounded it up to a whole number.

Ye Yu Hong took a deep breath, his voice trembling slightly as he said:

"Is it truly one million high-grade spirit stones?"

You must know, the total spirit stones in the entire Ye Family's current inventory add up to only about fifty thousand high-grade spirit stones.

Don't let the small number fool you; the Ye Family usually uses medium and low-grade spirit stones.

Fifty thousand high-grade spirit stones are equivalent to five million medium-grade spirit stones.

For a Golden Core family, this is already a huge sum.

If Ye Yu Hong hadn't brought back about twenty thousand high-grade spirit stones last time, the Ye Family's current spirit stone inventory would be even smaller.

So Ye Yu Hong's repeated confirmation was a normal reaction.

One million high-grade spirit stones, if dropped down, could crush the Ye Family to death.

Ye Qingxuan nodded, took the initiative to speak, and changed the subject:

"The number of spirit stones is correct. Clan Head, what supplies do you wish to exchange for this time?"

Ye Yu Hong fell silent for a moment, calming his emotions.

After a long while, Ye Yu Hong said softly:

"You young man, what you give me now isn't a surprise, it's directly a shock."

This is a full million high-grade spirit stones! If they were taken back and the surrounding powers found out, they would likely take a desperate gamble and directly plunder the Ye family.

However, if these spirit stones are used well, perhaps the Ye family will truly begin to soar.

Thinking of this, Ye Yonglun felt both uneasy and excited.

As for the source of the spirit stones, Ye Yonglun did not ask further this time.

Some things are better left unknown.

Taking a deep breath, Ye Yonglun pondered for a long while before speaking decisively:

"Bring me another batch of the elixirs I purchased last time, and also a set of low-grade magic treasures that combine offense and defense."

"Then give me ten fifth-grade supreme attack talismans, ten fifth-grade supreme defense talismans, four sixth-grade low attack talismans, and two sixth-grade low defense talismans."

"Exchange the remaining spirit stones for supreme-grade spirit stones; I will take them all back to the Ye family."

The elixirs purchased last time cost Ye Yonglun a total of 280,200 high-grade spirit stones.

In this new purchase, a set of low-grade magic treasures combining offense and defense is worth 100,000 high-grade spirit stones.

Fifth-grade supreme talismans are roughly 6,000 high-grade spirit stones each; twenty fifth-grade supreme talismans are worth about 120,000 high-grade spirit stones.

Sixth-grade low talismans are worth roughly 80,000 high-grade spirit stones each; six sixth-grade low talismans are worth about 480,000 high-grade spirit stones.

The total value is approximately 980,200 high-grade spirit stones.

The remaining 19,800 high-grade spirit stones can be exchanged for 198 supreme-grade spirit stones.

Hearing what Ye Yonglun wanted, Ye Qingxuan nodded slightly and called softly, "Zhao Heng!"

No sooner had the words left his lips than Ye Zhao Heng's figure appeared outside the stone pavilion.

Looking at the person inside the stone pavilion, Ye Zhao Heng bowed respectfully and said:

"Greetings, Young Master! Greetings, Family Head!"

Ye Yonglun curiously examined Ye Zhao Heng's cultivation base but said nothing more.

Seeing that Ye Zhao Heng had arrived, Ye Qingxuan waved his hand and said, "No need for formalities. Go to the market and purchase some supplies for me."

Having finished speaking, he handed Ye Zhao Heng a shopping list of what Ye Yonglun needed and a storage bag filled with spirit stones.

"Yes, Young Master!"

Taking the shopping list and the storage bag, Ye Zhao Heng vanished toward the teleportation array leading to the market.

(End of this chapter)